43 Watford Road, St Albans, AL1 2AE
About 43 Watford Road
43 Watford Road is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 2AE). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,290,000 is 13.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£730/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,140,000 in August 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Energy performance
43 Watford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 43 Watford Road, St Albans, AL1 2AE
- Dec 2017Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Alterations to existing side extension incorporating replacement roof, single storey rear extension, garage conversion, alterations to openings and installation of rooflights (part retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2017/2847
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 43 Watford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.2% per year over 3 years.
£1,140,000
Growth on file: 13.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2020Most recent
£1,140,000
+42.5%over 2 years5 October 2017
£800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 2AE: £880,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in AL1 2AE
Versus other Watford Road homes
Price per m² for 43 Watford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,862
Street avg £5,308
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Midway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Marlborough Science Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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